moloch

FREQ #28359

发音

/ˈmɒlɒk/

词形变化

molochs 复数 molochs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of species Moloch horridus of Australian lizards, sole species of the genus Moloch.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

power force agamid

下位词 2

mountain devil spiny lizard

词源

From Hebrew מולך (molokh, “Ammonite god, worshipped by Canaanites and Phoenicians, who demanded child-sacrifice. Mentioned in Leviticus and Deuteronomy”).

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